OEC CHAPTER 20 TEST QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Which of the following terms describes a type of bone except? - Answers - A.
Long
B.
Flat
C.
Irregular
D.
Short
(Answer D is Correct)
Which of the following statements would you make to the parent of a 10-year-old
snowboarder who took a hard fall and complains of some discomfort in a wrist that is
slightly swollen but has no deformity? - Answers - "The child needs to be medically
evaluated to ensure there is not a fracture."
A patient has stretched and torn the medial malleolar ligament. This means the patient
has: - Answers - Sprained her ankle.
The finding that upon muscle contraction the active motion of a joint is reduced or lost
suggests: - Answers - A ruptured tendon
Which of the following statements would you make to the parent of a 10-year-old
snowboarder who took a hard fall and complains of some discomfort in a wrist that is
slightly swollen but has no deformity? - Answers - "It could be a nondisplaced fracture
and needs to be medically evaluated."
Your secondary assessment of a patient who is complaining of pain in his right leg
reveals an opening in the skin where the fractured tibia broke through the skin and
retreated back into the leg. You would recognize this injury as a (n): - Answers - Open
fracture
Joints provide different degrees of movement. There are five different types of joints. An
example of a "pivot" joints is the: - Answers - Radioulnar joint of the elbow.
Because of the abundant blood vessels and nerves in the elbow, an injury to a child's
elbow should be splinted in: - Answers - the position found.
The finding that upon muscle contraction the active motion of a joint is reduced or
completely lost suggests: - Answers - a ruptured tendon.
, A patient for whom you recently provided care stops by to thank you. He reports that he
was diagnosed with a strain to his lower right leg. Which of the following structures is
the primary structure affected in that injury? - Answers - A muscle
A snowboarder's fall over the toe side of the board onto an outstretched hand is known
as the: - Answers - "Mousetrap"
Skeletal and smooth refer to what? - Answers - Muscles
A vacuum splint works because: - Answers - the splint becomes rigid when air is sucked
out of it.
A snowboarder's fall over the toe side of the board onto an outstretched hand is known
as the: - Answers - "mousetrap."
You are evaluating a new OEC instructor who is teaching a class on displaced humerus
fractures. Which of the following statements by the instructor would require your
correction? - Answers - "The fracture should be reduced to achieve better pain control
and packaging."
Which of the following terms does not describe a type of bone? - Answers - A.
Short
(answer A is correct)
B.
Long
C.
Irregular
D.
Flat
Which of the following statements indicates that an OEC Technician has a good
understanding of what a joint dislocation is? - Answers - "A dislocation is a separation or
displacement of the bones of a joint."
You are caring for a 26-year-old woman with a probable wrist fracture. Before applying
a splint you ask her to remove her large engagement ring. She hesitates and asks why
she should do this. Which of the following responses would be an OEC Technician's
best response? - Answers - "You should remove the ring now because your fingers may
become very swollen."
A common injury to the carpal bones among snowboarders who fall forward on an
outstretched hand is a fractured: - Answers - Scaphoid
Your patient was struck in the right upper arm with a baseball bat. Which of the
following signs or symptoms indicates the highest probability that the humerus has been
fractured? - Answers - Feeling or hearing bone ends moving on palpation
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Which of the following terms describes a type of bone except? - Answers - A.
Long
B.
Flat
C.
Irregular
D.
Short
(Answer D is Correct)
Which of the following statements would you make to the parent of a 10-year-old
snowboarder who took a hard fall and complains of some discomfort in a wrist that is
slightly swollen but has no deformity? - Answers - "The child needs to be medically
evaluated to ensure there is not a fracture."
A patient has stretched and torn the medial malleolar ligament. This means the patient
has: - Answers - Sprained her ankle.
The finding that upon muscle contraction the active motion of a joint is reduced or lost
suggests: - Answers - A ruptured tendon
Which of the following statements would you make to the parent of a 10-year-old
snowboarder who took a hard fall and complains of some discomfort in a wrist that is
slightly swollen but has no deformity? - Answers - "It could be a nondisplaced fracture
and needs to be medically evaluated."
Your secondary assessment of a patient who is complaining of pain in his right leg
reveals an opening in the skin where the fractured tibia broke through the skin and
retreated back into the leg. You would recognize this injury as a (n): - Answers - Open
fracture
Joints provide different degrees of movement. There are five different types of joints. An
example of a "pivot" joints is the: - Answers - Radioulnar joint of the elbow.
Because of the abundant blood vessels and nerves in the elbow, an injury to a child's
elbow should be splinted in: - Answers - the position found.
The finding that upon muscle contraction the active motion of a joint is reduced or
completely lost suggests: - Answers - a ruptured tendon.
, A patient for whom you recently provided care stops by to thank you. He reports that he
was diagnosed with a strain to his lower right leg. Which of the following structures is
the primary structure affected in that injury? - Answers - A muscle
A snowboarder's fall over the toe side of the board onto an outstretched hand is known
as the: - Answers - "Mousetrap"
Skeletal and smooth refer to what? - Answers - Muscles
A vacuum splint works because: - Answers - the splint becomes rigid when air is sucked
out of it.
A snowboarder's fall over the toe side of the board onto an outstretched hand is known
as the: - Answers - "mousetrap."
You are evaluating a new OEC instructor who is teaching a class on displaced humerus
fractures. Which of the following statements by the instructor would require your
correction? - Answers - "The fracture should be reduced to achieve better pain control
and packaging."
Which of the following terms does not describe a type of bone? - Answers - A.
Short
(answer A is correct)
B.
Long
C.
Irregular
D.
Flat
Which of the following statements indicates that an OEC Technician has a good
understanding of what a joint dislocation is? - Answers - "A dislocation is a separation or
displacement of the bones of a joint."
You are caring for a 26-year-old woman with a probable wrist fracture. Before applying
a splint you ask her to remove her large engagement ring. She hesitates and asks why
she should do this. Which of the following responses would be an OEC Technician's
best response? - Answers - "You should remove the ring now because your fingers may
become very swollen."
A common injury to the carpal bones among snowboarders who fall forward on an
outstretched hand is a fractured: - Answers - Scaphoid
Your patient was struck in the right upper arm with a baseball bat. Which of the
following signs or symptoms indicates the highest probability that the humerus has been
fractured? - Answers - Feeling or hearing bone ends moving on palpation
